Training and Experience
Elected Member of North Olmsted City Council 2017 - Present, North Olmsted School Board 2006-2009. Worked in the Ohio House of Representatives for parts of eight years. Most recently, I have run a successful small business for the past seven years that provides government budgeting, redistricting and campaign services.
Volunteer/Community Service
Volunteer with the monthly North Olmsted Maple PTA Food Bank. Led Makers for Medics, which provided thousands of face shields to health safety workers during the pandemic. Awarded FOP Western Cuyahoga Citizen Of The Year for this effort.
1. Defending democracy and our basic rights.
2. Make government work for people.
3. Lowering property taxes and fair school funding.
First, the state needs to stop abusing its power in taking away rights from women, unions, LGBTQ+, and more. The government exists to protect and serve our community, not bully or get in the way.
Second, the State needs to get back to basics and work for the people. This means ending corrupt utility deals and gerrymandering. Instead, we need to put our effort and money into quality roads, safety, and services for residents.
Lastly, we need to create property tax relief and better schools by funding the Fair School Funding Plan and our local governments. More state support means fewer tax levies.
Government should make voting as convenient, secure, and efficient as possible. Automatic Voter Registration is a basic convenience in many states and should be done here as well. Absentee voting applications and vote by mail should be simplified and mailed to voters without cost.
The state also needs to embrace the new Citizens not Politicians amendment to take political officeholders out of the state redistricting process. Manipulated districts undermine our democracy and the voice of the residents.
Ohio needs to invest in economic development that creates high paying careers, not minimum wage jobs. When we make investments, they need to be for the long-term viability of our communities, not cheap headlines.
Untargeted tax giveaways to the wealthiest Ohioans disguised as economic development has failed to produce the results we need. We need to instead fund our school, college, and vocational systems to produce ready and educated workers.
The state also needs to stop playing politics with development. We need to work with the federal government to create jobs in technology, clean-energy, and transit instead of opposing support for political agendas.
The Fair School Funding Plan full implementation is essential for K-12. This ensures that our kids get a full education and reduces the property tax burden on local homeowners.
Secondly, it is clear that we must provide universal pre-kindergarten service across the state to get our kids started on the right track. If we lose kids early, it's very tough to bring them back to par with other students.
For higher education, our goal must be to provide students an affordable or zero cost opportunity to learn at any quality college or trade school within the state.
The State also must let our professional teachers and professors do their jobs. I will oppose legislation banning books or dictating political agendas.
The state should seek to use its financial resources to support local government. More state funding means better services, lower local property taxes, and lower sales taxes.
Secondly, the State needs to get out of the business of dictating its political agenda on communities. Ohio is failing as a state to address violence and gun crimes, mental health, infant mortality, and addiction. If local governments can find innovative ways to do better, the state should be looking to scale up examples. Instead we see the state abusing its power to protect corrupt and expensive policies benefiting virtually no one.
Ohio needs to do everything it can to enable quality and low-cost healthcare to all residents. This means working with employers, the federal government, and our healthcare providers to treat people in a cohesive and efficient manner. If we can improve service or lower costs, we should.
We must prioritize and destigmatize treatment for addiction and mental health. Basic medical care for daily life such as insulin, glasses, hearing aids, cancer screenings, and essential dental should not be considered optional.
As a staff member in the Ohio House, I helped develop the state's first provisions to allow kids to stay on their parent's health plans until age 26. This was a simple fix that covered tens of thousands of Ohioans.
First, we must start to recognize that storms are getting worse and flooding is an expensive byproduct. The state needs to step up and help communities dramatically expand water management.
Secondly, our parks and recreation exist to improve our quality of life. The state should be embracing these and protecting Lake Erie. Instead we see a General Assembly cowering and squashing innovation.
Third, we must address the corruption. The criminal First Energy deal that set our state back environmentally also costs taxpayers millions in higher rates. Agricultural pollution making drinking water toxic should not be treated differently than any other polluter contaminating our communities.
As previously stated, the government needs to get out of the business of trampling the rights of women, workers, LGBTQ+, and minorities. Ohio's General Assembly needs to stop using its own power to impose political agendas demonizing our own residents.
The state sets the basic rules for numerous aspects of daily life. This includes education, employment, housing, social services, criminal justice and more. It should be common in all these matters that discrimination is not tolerated.
Where there is discrimination, the state can also use its purchasing power to set an example. For example, encouraging more women and minority businesses through procurement is an easy step to take.
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